@turbine2 said in Unable to progress through configuration of gamepad1:
How can I skip the Button A / East (and other options I don't have)?
You can't. Some buttons are required, since they are used to launch games and/or navigate the EmulationStation front-end. A and B are such buttons and they cannot be skipped.
You can however map your keyboard to navigate EmulationStation as you'd like. Of course, you'll need to configure your gamepad manually in the emulators started, since it's not configured by EmulationStation.